Derek Jeter Quote

I only wanted to play baseball. I only wanted to play shortstop. I only wanted to play for the Yankees. My whole life. It wasn't like I wanted to play for another team and ended up in New York. It wasn't like I wanted to play another position and ended up at short. This has always been the dream of mine: to play shortstop for the New York Yankees. And I get a chance to do it.

Reported in Tom Verducci, "Derek Jeter: In his own words", Sports Illustrated (November 30, 2009).